Arachnid Cricket Pro Tournament-Quality Dartboard with 35 Games and 318 Variations (6 Cricket Games)

We Are LOVING this board. I learned to play darts on the arachnid machines that you feed cash to, at the bar. I used to play often with friends and really enjoyed the experience. I was looking for that same feeling in purchasing a board for home use. The large machines at the bars are usually made by this same brand so I was hoping for the same quality and feel. I am pleased to report that I did get the quality and feel I was looking for. We have had 3 game nights using this board and are really enjoying playing all the standard games. We like the sound of the announcement on the board and while it is loud, if you have a group of 4 to 6 people in your game room or play movies or Tv (like we do) then the volume is great. My husband and I both really like the darts that came with this board. Others are describing them as "heavy" and resulting in "heavy throws" which make it hard to get the darts out. We are not finding that. In fact, I was concerned about this issue based on other reviews. I went ahead and ordered the "Dart pro soft tip plastic darts, 4 colors, pack of 12". We played with the arachnid darts and had great accuracy, nice grip and NO BOUNCE OUTS or misses. We tried out the dart pro darts and lemme tell ya... dislike! Those darts are way too light and feel terrible in hand. They bounce out a ton and we often had not nice/errant throws with those flimsy darts. I do not recommend buying those, unless you have never played darts before or you want them for guests/roundy children. The display here is great and easy to read once you get acquainted with it. I was a little overwhelmed at first but then we learned how to operate it and it's a breezy. Keep the manual around, it clearly explains the set up on new game/adding players... I am thinking of making a quick start guide for guests. We also really like that this is not battery operated but it is plug in. We happened to have an outlet right below where our board is plugged in so it worked out nicely. Keep that in mind when purchasing. Dos: Order some extra arachnid darts, just like the ones that come with this board and enjoy your board. Don'ts: do not order the plastic, cheap dart pro darts as suggested in other reviews. I looked at other boards here on amazon, some more $$ and some less $$ but I am convinced that I paid a great price for a nice group of useful features and a quality item. Highly recommend!

This board is fantastic! So many games and the quality is perfect!

Love this board and it works well with all of the dart I play league with from 4g to 20g in weight. Not too many bounse outs unless you tend to arc really high, but that will happen with any board. My biggest issues are no way to correct a scoring issue(that I could find) and I personally find the cricket LED's to be hard to tell green from yellow...but that could just be my old eyes. Would still prefer the X and O. Overall, it has been a reliable board and has proven much better than many others I have tried in the past.

Unlike some of the other reviews, mine came well packaged and clearly unopened. Only been using it for a few days but have played a good number of games. The board itself is just like the coin-ops at the bar. I can read the scores and cricket lights without a problem. Computer opponent is okay but can be beat easily on highest level in cricket and almost impossible to beat at any level in Bermuda. Still better than playing alone as you can still test your game strategy. I think the darts it came with are pretty good quality for the "included" variety. I have tried all the types of tips I have (the included ones, some older ones, and stubbies). All stick fine with the same amount of bounce out as you get on any board (my own tips are pretty beat up anyway). Mounts sturdy with two mounting points. Has a lot of games, but I bought it primarily for 301, 501, cricket, and Bermuda. I will have to try the others sometime. As far as the darts being hard to remove from board, you need to remove them properly (twist clockwise and pull). Sound is a bit loud even on low but I am glad this does not have heckler as that is annoying. I suggest mounting board on a backboard that can absorb a little more shock than a wall. Here is what mine looks like mounted. Should I have any problems I will update this review, but so far so good.

The electronics glitched and the board didn’t read the correct number you hit with the dart. Very strange how the issue is intermittent. I’ll be returning.

Best dartboard purchase

this board has a couple small issues you would expect from any electronic dard board, but no major problems, and over all, my friends and I think its the best of the 4 boards we have tried over the last 18 months... Friday March 6, 8 months later I'm Updating this review. We play a lot of darts, and it hard to tell how many 100s of thousands of darts have hit this board, but I guarantee it's been many.. As the board approaches 1 year old it still has very few problems. now with that said, it does have a few, but we have not made any attempt to see if we could fix them yet, mainly because we play regular cricket 95% of the time and our boards biggest problem is that the 10 segment has recently stopped scoring, and even more recently the 11 also, a MN d its not causing us a big problem. since we never use those 2 segments anyway we are more t h an happy with our just over $100 dart board

First off, before you give any credence to the review from reviewer Duffy let me explain what is obvious to any thinking person. This board almost never lets the darts "bounce out" which is a huge problem with most other soft tip boards. Because it grabs the darts so well you will need to turn the darts clockwise as you try to pull them out. Otherwise they are in fact difficult to remove. This board has provided my friends and I with countless hours of fun in the past few months. There are many games that are great for parties such as "Gotcha" and the display and playability of this board simply make is a true pleasure to use. The board colors are vivid, helping you focus clearly on your target. Sound effects are good, although I would recommend that they use a better speaker because it sounds like it's saying Bingo instead of Single. You get used to that very quick and it's really kind of funny anyway, so no worries. The Red, Orange, Green display pattern for Cricket is easy to see from the line and makes knowing your status effortless. This may seem like quite a bit of money compared to some of the other boards on the market, but once you buy it you will realize the money was well spent.